Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1672 Technical GL!

Seeing that Cui Yiping wanted to introduce himself to Dari Achi, the factory manager looked embarrassed but was reluctant to speak.

Cui Yiping immediately shouted angrily upon seeing this:
"What are you dawdling for? If you're asked to explain, just do it now!"

Facing Cui Yiping's pressure, the factory owner said in embarrassment:

"Sir, our factory director only asked me to take you around the factory. He did not allow me to introduce the factory to you!"

Cui Yiping heard this and said impatiently:
"Just introduce yourself if I ask you to. This is His Majesty's order. Do you want to disobey?"

Seeing Cui Yiping bringing His Majesty out, the factory owner looked even more helpless. He said with a slightly tearful tone:

"My lord, I am just an official. Please don't embarrass me!"

"Why do you say I'm making things difficult for you? Is asking you to obey His Majesty's orders making things difficult for you? I see you just don't want to do it anymore!"

After Cui Yiping finished speaking, Dariyachi looked at the factory manager who looked like he was about to cry, and couldn't help but say:
"How can a grown man act like a sissy! Go away! We don't need you to introduce us!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the factory manager felt as if he had been pardoned. He thanked him and walked away immediately. He looked as if he was afraid of walking too slowly. Cui Yiping stopped him and asked him to continue the introduction.

Seeing this, Dari Achi also realized that even though Ye Mingsheng gave him a token to allow him to come for a visit, there were huge disagreements within the Yijing court regarding his visit...

Dari Achi was somewhat surprised that such a thing happened in the court under Ye Mingsheng's rule, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed to be reasonable!
Although Luo Bi has now surrendered to Daqian, both sides are well aware of their lack of trust in each other.

Luo Bi was worried that Daqian would cooperate with the Golden Horde to betray him, while Daqian was worried that Luo Bi would rebel again and get out of his control!

Ye Mingsheng was able to ascend the throne and become emperor thanks to the invincibility of the Fengwu Army, and the Fengwu Army's repeated victories were largely dependent on the advanced firearms equipped by the Fengwu Army.

Therefore, these advanced firearms can be regarded as an important magic weapon for Ye Mingsheng to maintain and implement his rule, and the factories that manufacture these firearms have become a top priority!
In such a context of mutual distrust and mutual vigilance, it seems very normal that some people within Daqian oppose his visit to Daqian's secret areas.

In fact, after realizing the tremendous power of these firearms, Daryaqi and his father Ibugele both tried to develop firearms in Luobi.

To this end, they used various means, both overt and covert.

On the surface, they tried to get help from Daqian, and tried to get technical help and support to let Daqian build a firearms factory in Luobi.

In secret, they also tried to bring some firearms craftsmen from Daqian to the grassland for their use through kidnapping and inducement...

Although the Luobei people had done enough to be careful and covert, the Coordination Office still cracked several such cases. The Daqian court also held Ibugele accountable for this.

When resolving this matter, Ibugel kept emphasizing to Daqian that these were personal behaviors, not his instruction, and had nothing to do with Luobi. Ibugel was also opposed to the kidnapping of any Daqian citizen. Once he found that any Luobi people kidnapped Daqian's firearms craftsmen, he would punish them severely!

For this reason, Ibugele killed dozens of people and also compensated the victims' families.

Although Daqian knew that these were all Ibugele's excuses, he also knew very well that Ibugele was greedy for firearms.

But Ibugel and Robe still had some value, so after Ibugel gave his explanation, he was only given a stern warning in order to make a big deal out of a small matter.

Although the matter had come to an end, the Daqian court had never relaxed its vigilance against Luo Bi.

So under such circumstances, it does not seem so difficult to understand why the engineering troops are so vigilant towards themselves.

After the factory manager left, Dari Achi and Cui Yiping continued to visit the factory. Although no one introduced them, seeing the workers skillfully producing and assembling, and watching the muskets being made one by one, Dari Achi felt mixed emotions as he felt the national strength and technological level of Daqian!
At this moment, Robi was being invaded by the Golden Horde. As Robi's suzerain, Daqian possessed such strength that it could be said to be a guarantee of Robi's safety and a good thing for Robi!

But at this moment, there was no joy in Dariyachi's heart!

Although he came to Yijing to show his loyalty and submission to Ye Mingsheng, to him it was just like when Gou Jian, King of Yue, faced Fu Chai, King of Wu...

Although his father Ibugele asked Dariyachi before his death that he would never rebel against Daqian in his life, deep down in his heart Dariyachi still regarded surrender as a temporary solution.

As long as the opportunity is right, he will betray Daqian without hesitation and stab Ye Mingsheng and Daqian with the blade of revenge!

Therefore, the fact that Daqian currently has such national strength and technological capabilities is not a good thing for Dari Achi!
Dariyachi's goal was not to betray Daqian, but to restore independence and lead his people to a better future on the basis of rebelling against Daqian.

Now that Daqian has such strength, even if Luo Bi recovers his strength after recuperation in the future, it will be difficult for him to compete with Daqian. In this case, even if Luo Bi rebels and restores his independence, he will probably still be defeated by Daqian!

While Dariyachi was watching the firearms manufacturing process with a complicated expression, Cui Yiping was also secretly observing the expression of Luobi Khan, trying to see something from it.

Although his last name was Cui, and he was a member of Cui Shao's clan, and he called Cui Shao his uncle, he was actually just a concubine of the Cui family, and his relationship with Cui Shao was not close. Otherwise, he would not be almost thirty years old, and still only a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Rites, which was a world apart from a child of destiny like Cui Hang! Cui Yiping knew very well that the family would not give him more political resources. He did not receive Cui Shao's full training like Cui Hang did, and he could not become the future heir of the Cui family!
Based on such a cold reality, Cui Yiping also has his own ideas about his future career development!
Cui Ping certainly wanted to become the Prime Minister, the head of all officials, but in reality, he knew that this was almost impossible, so being able to become a cabinet elder was also a matter of honor for the family...

To become a cabinet minister is like crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops, so Cui Yiping thinks that instead of competing with others, it is better to find another way to become a technical talent!
What is technical talent?

Ordinary people often teach their children that if you are not good at studying, you might as well learn a skill so that you can have a meal in the future!
The technology here refers to jobs such as carpentry, stonemasonry, bricklayer, blacksmith, and chef.

But what are the technical talents in officialdom?

Diplomacy, water conservancy, engineering and other highly professional jobs!
The Ministry of Industry can be said to be the base camp of technical talents in the court. Compared with the chief executive, these technical GLs do not have as much power, status, and benefits. However, the advantage is that their positions are relatively stable and are less affected by factional struggles in the court. After all, no matter who is in charge, someone is needed to do the work, and there are fewer people who can replace these highly professional jobs.

Therefore, as long as the technical GL does not actively get involved in some disturbances in the court, he can basically stay out of it and watch the fight between tigers and tigers and the wind and clouds.

Cui Yiping was not a member of the Ministry of Works, but a member of the Ministry of Rites. He knew nothing about technical work such as building bridges and roads, constructing palaces, repairing dikes and controlling floods.

Therefore, if Cui Yiping wants to become a technical GL, the only way is diplomacy.

Cui Yiping has carefully studied Daqian's diplomatic work and many of Ye Mingsheng's speeches.

He knew very well that Ye Mingsheng had repeatedly emphasized in public that the times had changed, and the direction of external development had to shift from land to ocean. Daqian had to look south and overseas...

Based on Ye Mingsheng's instructions, Daqian has been making strategic shifts in the past few years, and a lot of GJ's resources and money are also tilted towards coastal areas.

So from this point of view, Cui Yiping wanted to become a technical bureaucrat in diplomacy, so he should find a way overseas and in Southeast Asia.

Cui Yiping had thought about this possibility, but on the one hand, there are many islands in the South Seas, and they are full of smoke and miasma. Cui Yiping is from the north. He can't swim and is seasick. On the other hand, he is not adapted to the southern climate.

In addition to the third point, which is also the most important one, Cui Yiping believes that although Ye Mingsheng is now vigorously advocating the development of the ocean, he is very determined to place the future development of Daqian on the South Seas.

But Cui Yiping thought that this was just a whim of Ye Mingsheng. In the past hundreds and thousands of years, the nomadic peoples in the north were the biggest enemies of the Central Plains dynasties. Now, under the leadership of Khan Habib and with the help of the Romans, the Golden Horde was at its peak, and its old enemy, the Robes, was almost suffocating.

Daqian’s northern strategy has always been to maintain the balance on the grassland and prevent the emergence of a dominant overlord on the grassland!

Therefore, the conflict between Daqian and the Golden Horde is inevitable. Even if Your Majesty is interested in Southeast Asia and wants to develop overseas, you must pay great attention to the actual situation and the threat of the Golden Horde!
The main struggle between the two sides is definitely military, but the diplomatic struggle is also very important!

Therefore, in Cui Yiping's view, if he could become the person in charge of influencing or even leading Daqian's strategy for the northern grasslands, this would be a very promising job. He could report directly to His Majesty and establish a good relationship with His Majesty directly...
With this idea in mind, Cui Yiping took the initiative to ask Su Yi to be responsible for the docking work with Dari Achi this time!
In Cui Yiping's opinion, if Daqian wants to prevent the Golden Horde from dominating the grassland, the Robe people are an important strategic tool. As an agricultural nation, it is difficult for Daqian to independently fight a decisive battle with the Golden Horde on the vast grasslands of thousands of miles. Therefore, Daqian must join forces with the Robe people in the battle on the grasslands. The two sides need to share what they have. To achieve this, they need to work hard on diplomacy, and it is best to establish a good relationship with the other side's Khan!
Therefore, in Cui Yiping's view, Dariachi's coming to Yijing is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He hopes to use this opportunity to establish a relationship with Dariachi and make Dariachi trust him, thus paving the way for him to become the technical GL of the northern grassland diplomacy work!
Precisely because of this purpose, Cui Yiping, in addition to principles, also tried his best to satisfy Dari Achi's ideas.

While Cui Yiping was secretly thinking about how to get along well with Dari Achi, they also looked around the factory.

Darachi looked at the workers in front of him and suddenly asked Cui Yiping:

"Boss Cui, how many muskets do you think this factory can produce in a month?"

Cui Yiping smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said:

"Prince, I said I am an official from the Ministry of Rites. I don't know much about the Ministry of Works..."

Hearing what Cui Yiping said, Daryaqi shook his head and said meaningfully:

"I guess a factory like this can produce a thousand muskets of various types a month!"

Cui Yiping was shocked to hear this answer. Although he said he didn't know, he actually knew. Although the conditions of these military factories were strictly confidential to the outside world, it was not a big secret to the court. Cui Yiping had done some homework on the B3 Military Factory in advance because he was going to accompany Dari Achi on the visit. So he knew that the regular production capacity of the B3 Military Factory was 800 to 900 muskets per month.

If the workers work in three shifts at full capacity, the production capacity of the B3 Military Factory can exceed one thousand pieces per month.

Although Cui Yiping intended to establish a good relationship with Dari Achi in order to pave the way for his future career.

But Cui Yiping was very clear about what he could and could not say as an official of the Ministry of Rites.

He could accompany Dari Achi on the tour, but he must not take the lead in talking about things that the Ministry of Industry was unwilling to say or introduce, otherwise, if someone caught him, the problem would be very serious!
Although he was somewhat curious about how Dariachi guessed it, Cui Yiping still chose to play dumb and said:

"I really don't know, Prince. If you want to know, you can go ask Director Zhang!"

"This Zhang Shengli is the director of the Yisan Military Factory. He is most familiar with the situation of the military factory. He definitely knows how many muskets the military factory can produce in a month..."

(End of this chapter)